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A23806 A funeral handkerchief in two parts : I. Part. Containing arguments to comfort us at death of friends, II. Part. Containing several uses which we ought to make of such losses : to which is added, Three sermons preached at Coventry, in December last, 1670 / by Thomas Allestree ... Allestree, Thomas, 1637 or 8-1715. 1671 (1671) Wing A1197; ESTC R14326 214,765 404

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ward_n in_o serm._n on_o rev._n 3.19_o divine_a tell_v we_o dulness_n drowsiness_n lukewarmness_n be_v unsuitable_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o shall_v serve_v he_o with_o most_o awaken_v affection_n and_o most_o serious_a intention_n of_o spirit_n deut._n 11_o 13._o mat._n 22.37_o god_n have_v threaten_v to_o spew_v the_o lukewarm_a out_o of_o his_o mouth_n rev._n 3.15_o 16._o some_o say_v that_o speech_n be_v draw_v from_o warm-water_n which_o the_o stomach_n can_v by_o any_o mean_n brook_v so_o god_n can_v away_o with_o lukewarm_a person_n gregory_n somewhere_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v cold_a than_o lukewarm_a in_o religion_n not_o because_o the_o lukewarm_a person_n sin_n more_o heinous_o but_o because_o he_o be_v reclaim_v more_o hardly_o dum_fw-la enim_fw-la se_fw-la sanum_fw-la putet_fw-la medicinae_fw-la opem_fw-la non_fw-la quaerit_fw-la marlor_n a_o curse_a formality_n or_o customary_a performance_n of_o duty_n without_o fervent_a love_n to_o they_o 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with_o in_o our_o way_n to_o heaven_n from_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n shall_v make_v we_o active_a 1_o cor._n 16.13_o ephes_n 6.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o 9_o former_a mispence_n of_o time_n shall_v put_v we_o upon_o a_o more_o diligent_a improvement_n of_o it_o for_o the_o future_a ephes_n 5.16_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o 4._o vespasian_n a_o heathen_a lament_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o day_n wherein_o he_o have_v do_v no_o remarkable_a service_n heu_fw-la diem_fw-la perdidi_fw-la be_v his_o word_n alas_o i_o have_v lose_v a_o day_n we_o have_v let_v slip_v many_o day_n without_o do_v good_a squander_v away_o many_o precious_a opportunity_n not_o to_o be_v regain_v let_v we_o improve_v time_n whilst_o we_o have_v it_o with_o the_o best_a diligence_n we_o can_v short_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v it_o that_o we_o may_v improve_v it_o if_o god_n will_v but_o vouchsafe_v to_o the_o damn_a creature_n a_o little_a time_n of_o trial_n here_o on_o earth_n again_o how_o eager_o will_v they_o accept_v it_o how_o holy_o will_v they_o spend_v it_o like_o those_o creature_n mention_v ezek._n 1.14_o they_o will_v run_v and_o return_v as_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n they_o will_v angel-like_o be_v upon_o the_o wing_n ready_a to_o fly_v upon_o the_o hard_a errand_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o about_o but_o alas_o their_o glass_n be_v run_v and_o shall_v never_o be_v turn_v more_o the_o door_n of_o mercy_n be_v shut_v against_o they_o their_o possibility_n be_v end_v let_v we_o be_v wise_a in_o time_n and_o work_v whilst_o we_o may_v for_o when_o the_o night_n of_o death_n come_v no_o man_n can_v work_v john_n 9.4_o 13.24_o stella_fw-la in_o luk._n 13.24_o nunc_fw-la ergà_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la age_n nè_fw-la praeoccupatus_fw-la die_fw-la mortis_fw-la quaeras_fw-la locum_fw-la quando_fw-la invenire_fw-la non_fw-la possis_fw-la the_o wise_a man_n make_v this_o consideration_n a_o whetstone_n to_o industry_n eccles_n 9.10_o 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